My dad was a WWII vet.
He enlisted in the navy at 17 years old. His mom, the widowed mother of 5 sons, signed for him to enlist at 17. He went from being a skinny kid who had never been outside Liberty SC to serving on a destroyer. Out of 5 sons, my paternal grandmother sent 4 off to serve in WWII. The only one who didn't enlist was the youngest. The war ended before he got old enough to enlist
So thank you to all the veterans, especially Gamecock Larry!
He enlisted in the navy at 17 years old. His mom, the widowed mother of 5 sons, signed for him to enlist at 17. He went from being a skinny kid who had never been outside Liberty SC to serving on a destroyer. Out of 5 sons, my paternal grandmother sent 4 off to serve in WWII. The only one who didn't enlist was the youngest. The war ended before he got old enough to enlist
So thank you to all the veterans, especially Gamecock Larry!